Mann stakes claim; 400 cops go off VIP duty

Punjab chief minister-designate Bhagwant Mann staked claim on Saturday to form the next government in the state, while the Punjab police withdrew nearly 400 personnel providing security to 122 former MLAs, including former state cabinet ministers. Navjot Kaur Sidhu, wife of Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, was also among the politicians whose security was reduced.